Volleyball Timeline

By Paloma419
  • Mintonette

    Mintonette

    William G. Morgan created Mintonette
  • First Mintonette Game

    First Mintonette Game

    The first Mintonette game was played at Springfield college.
  • Ball Design

    Ball Design

    A special ball was created. It was smaller and lighter than a basketball.
  • Setting and Spiking

    Setting and Spiking

    The Philippines created a new technique: setting up another player, and then they jumped up and hit the ball straight down.
  • Rule Change

    Rule Change

    Only 6 people are allwoed on the court for each team, and the points per set changed to 21.
  • Name Change

    Name Change

    Mintonette was changed to the word "Volleyball".
  • Olmpics

    Olmpics

    Volleyball was added to the Olympic Tokyo games in 1964.

  • Beach Volleyball

    Beach volleyball was added to the Olympics in Atlanta
  • Beach Volleyball

    Beach Volleyball

    Beach Volleyball was added to the Olympics in Atlanta
  • NVA

    NVA

    This was a pro volleyball league for mens indoor volleyball
  • Pro Volleyball Federation

    Pro Volleyball Federation

    The Professional Volleyball Federation was created. It is the first pro volleyball league to focus on American players.